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Gurupurnima Satsang 2017
This night awakens the sleeping Jīva, which has wandered through countless births. The Jīva carries the Saṃskāra, the memory of past lives, which manifests as inherent fear and sorrow. To escape this fear, beings seek refuge in pilgrimages and temples, asking for relief from pain. Yet the true refuge is the Guru. The Guru Tattva is supreme, for it ignites the curiosity leading to knowledge and the door to Brahmaloka. Śiva is the fundamental energy, the source from which all multiplicity arises as a single exhalation. This divine light is the Jīvana Jyoti within every being. One cannot bathe in the same river twice; the Jīva moves according to its karma. Heaven is a temporary reservoir of merit, but the Guru's grace is the well connected to the infinite ocean. Protect the Indian culture and heritage, for it is the land where the light of the Ātmā can be realized. On Guru Pūrṇimā, remember the Guru, give up sleep, and seek that eternal light.
"Guru caraṇaṁ yat sat tīrthaṁ veda purāṇaṁ gāte haiṁ." (The Guru's feet are the true pilgrimage sung of in the Vedas and Puranas.)
"Jishe śāstra kate na agni jalāwe, bujhāwe na pānī, na mṛtyu mitāe, śivo’haṁ śivo’haṁ, wahī ātmā saccidānanda mein ho." (That which weapons cannot cut, fire cannot burn, water cannot drown, and death cannot destroy—that 'I am Śiva'—is the Ātmā in Saccidānanda.)
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
